Glove.



PATENTED DEG.` Z2, 1903.

11. 'Kom/IER.

GLOVE.

UNiTED STATES.

Patented December 22, 1903.

" PATENT OFFICE.

GLOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,730, dated December 22, 1903.

' Application filed August 10, 1903. Serial No. 168,935. (No model.) I

To all whom it' may concern:

Beit known that I, RDoLF KOMMER, clerk, of Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Gloves for Shooting and Military Purposes,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide gloves for military purposes and for shooting so constructed as to permit of pulling the trigger with the naked foreiinger.

In accordance with this invention the foreiinger of the glove is slit open toward the thumb and joined to the second finger, either so as to be detachable or not, but so as not to prevent the ordinary use of the glove. The upper part of the forenger has attached to it a lever acted upon by a spring and pivotally secured to a rigidinsertion ou the lower part of the forefinger of the glove. This lever is secured to a link shaped to suit the cross-section of the lower part of the finger, so that when the second finger is bent in grasping the small of the butt the lever, together with the upper part of the glove-forefinger, is Withdrawn from the forenger of the hand, because thelatter remains extended until drawing the trigger, and the foreinger is thus laid bare, while after tiring when the linger returns to its normal position the upper part of the glove-foreiinger is reclosed through the pressure of the forelinger on the link acting on the lever, which is attached to the latter, so that the forefinger is covered again by the glove.

Referring to the'drawings, which form a part of the specification, Figure l is an external view, partlyin section, of one form. Figs. 2 and 3 show the lever arrangement for same in the closed and open position. Fig. 4 isan external "iew, partly in section, ofA the second form. Figs. 5 and 6 show the lever arrangement for same in the closed and open positions. Y

The glove-forefinger is slit open ineither case for its entire length on the side toward the thumb and 'joined to the middle finger by easily-detachable fastenings, as shown in Fig. l, by the two stud-catches f or, as in Fig. 4, by a removable intermediate link t'. These detachable fastenings maybe dispened with, the forelinger and second linger of the glove being joined by seams toward the back.

In the glove, according to Figs.1 to 3, a halfhoop a is fixed on the lower part of the foreiinger, and hinged .to this on the side next to 'the second finger is a lever b, attached to the upper part of the glove-forenger. The halfhoop ahas further fixed to it by a movable :rivet-pin e a flexiblespring-band c, which at its other end is hinged to an arm d, iixedon the inner side of the lever b. The lower part of the forenger is stiffened on the side toward the thumb by a strip g lof metal, hardened rubber, Vwhalebone, or other suitable material.

In the glove shown in Figs. 4 to 6 the lower -part of the glove-forefinger has a half-hoop h attached to it which can be readily joined to a second half-hoop t', fixed inside the second linger of the glove, by an easily-detachable intermediate link j. The upper part of the glove-forenger is attached to the upper arm 7c of a bifurcated lever, which is hinged to the half-hoop h on the side next tothe second finger and acted upon by a spring m. The lower arm l of the lever is shorter than the upper arm lo and is arranged to fit into the curve of the half-hoop h.

In grasping the stock before firing the lower part of the glove-forefinger is pulled inward by the bent second finger, the two glove-fingers being attached to each other; but as the forefinger remains extended until pulling the trigger (see Figs. 1 to 3) a strain will be exerted by the glove second finger on the lever b, which is thus forced up, overcoming the resistance of the spring c, thus laying the forefinger bare. When after ring the forefinger returns to its normal position, it will press'upon the-raised spring-band, forcing it 'back into its initial position, reclosing the upper part of the glove-linger, so as to recover the foreflnger.

In the glove arranged as shown in Figs. 4.

to 6 the forefinger remaining extended until pulling the trigger-will press against the upper arm k of the forked lever, vwhile the other fingers are bent to grasp the small of the stock, thus pulling the upper part of the glove-foreflnger away from the linger itself and layingit bare. When the fingers return to their normal position after firing, the foreflnger will press on the lower arm Z of the forked lever, bringing the latter back to its initial position and reclosing the glove-forelinger.

When the glove is used for ordinary Wear, the two stud-catchesf, Fig. l, may be undone, While in the arrangement shown in Fig. 4 the intermediate link j may be removed and stowed away in the small pocket o provided for its reception on the back of the glove. The slit in the glove-forefinger may also be arranged with a fiap n, Fig. 4, provided with stud-catch for fastening it or with suitable flaps provided with detachable fastenings for securing it to the lower part of the glovelinger.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim isl. A glove having a slitted forenger-stall provided with means for normally holding the slit closed, and means for forcing open the slit to bare the forefinger when thesecond finger is moved to a determined position, substantially as described.

2. A glove having aslitted forefinger-stall, means for connecting the same to the secondfinger stall, and means for holding the slit closed, said closing means adapted to be retracted when tbe second finger is moved to a determined position to open the slit and bare the foreiinger, substantially as described.

3. A glove having a slitted foreiinger-stall, means for connecting said stall to the secondfinger stall, and a spring-actuated lever to close the slit, said lever adapted to be retract-ed to open the slit by a pull ol the second-finger stall upon the forednger-stall, sub stantially as described.

4. A glove havinga slitted forefinger-stall, means for connecting said stall to the secondfinger stall, a semicircular piece secured to the forenger-stall on one side of the slit, a spring connected thereto, and a lever pivoted to said semicircular piece and normally held closed by the spring, and adapted to be opened by a pull of the second finger through the described stall connection, substantially as dcscribed.

5. A glove having a slit finger-stall, a closure therefor adapted to be opened bya pull upon said stall, and a pull connection between said slit stall and an adjacent stall, substantially as described.

In testimony whereot1 I aiiix my signature.

RUDOLF KOMMER.

In presence of- ALvEsTo S. HOGUE, ALBERT BENCKE. 

